EF Study Abroad

Meet our 2024 Future Nobel Laureate Scholar Foday David Kamara!    Foday is a social entrepreneur from Sierra Leone and founder of Ecovironment, addressing climate change and plastic pollution. Using his background in environmental sustainability and innovation, he used plastic extrusion technology to recycle waste into eco-friendly construction materials. His work has earned global recognition, including the Young Climate Prize and the UN Scroll of Honour Award. Foday has spoken at platforms like the Guggenheim Museum and collaborates with governments and NGOs to promote sustainability in Sierra Leone.    Foday is in our Future Nobel Laureates Scholarship Program, where he has been continuing to focus on this initiative. Congratulations, Foday!    #EFStudyAbroad #ef #fnls2024 #globaleducation 

A huge thank you to my fellow panelists at The PIE conference highlighting how to disrupt boundaries in global education. So fun to be surrounded by transformative ideas. Thanks Jo Alice Blondin, Christine E. Looser, Meghan Rodgers and Polly Nash!

Meet our 2024 Future Nobel Laureate Scholar Artur Jegesi!      Originally from Hungary, Artur has lived in Denmark, studied in Singapore, and is now based in Ireland studying Commerce at University College Dublin. Having such global exposure has been very formative to his global mindset and approach to collaboration. He had the opportunity to build on these skills collaborating with international delegates at the 70th Harvard Model UN deriving creative resolutions to global crises.      Artur will be diving into the role of technology and AI and how it can be used to confront global equity and justice challenges during our Future Nobel Laureates Scholarship Program this year. Congrats Artur!      #EFStudyAbroad #ef #fnls2024 #globaleducation 

In celebration of International Education Week, we asked our student co-op Lin about her first semester abroad experience in Dublin, Ireland. Check out her story!   #IEW2024 #studyabroad #internationeducation 

Meet our 2024 Future Nobel Laureate Scholar Hunter Doradea!    Hunter Doradea is a senior at Columbia University, majoring in Computer Science and Film. Passionate about making a difference, Hunter has been dedicated to creating positive global change, whether through lobbying the US Congress with fellow students to address educational inequity, or through Engineers Without Borders at Columbia, where he helps develop sustainable solutions for underserved communities worldwide.      Hunter will be in our Future Nobel Laureates Scholarship Program this year and will focus on finding solutions to both educational and infrastructural challenges in war-torn and developing communities by harnessing the power of AI. Congratulations, Hunter!    #EFStudyAbroad #ef #fnls2024 #globaleducation

Happy International Education Week! This week, we will be sharing stories from our very own team members about their impactful experiences on a first-year program. First up, we chatted with our student co-op Lexi to hear about how she began her college career in Greece!   #IEW2024 #studyabroad #internationaleducation #globaleducation

Meet our 2024 Future Nobel Laureate Scholar Max Han!      Max Han is the co-founder of Youths United For Earth (YUFE) , an award-winning grassroots nonprofit mobilizing youths for environmental action through storytelling, campaigns, and advocacy. Since 2019, Max has reached over 50,000 people through spearheading campaigns and programs, including Malaysia's first and largest youth sustainability mentorship. Max was awarded by the UN Messenger of Peace, Dr. Jane Goodall and named by Prestige as Malaysia’s 40 most successful, innovative, and influential people. He is also the recipient of the Princess Diana Award, Tatler’s Gen.T Leader of Tomorrow, and the North American Association for Environmental Education’s 30 Under 30.      During the program, he will focus on decolonizing and localizing climate narratives to empower young people to act on environmental justice. Join us in congratulating Max!      #EFStudyAbroad #ef #fnls2024 #globaleducation 

Discover the innovation and creativity South Korea has to offer in our Culture, Media, & Technology in Seoul program! 🇰🇷 Experience the country through independent exploration and excursions while learning Korean at EF’s Study Center and diving into courses on Korean media, culture, and technology at Hanyang University.  Learn more about you can join the program from August 7 to December 20, 2025: https://lnkd.in/eadaCX2h #efstudyabroad #ef #southkorea #seoul #efseoul #studyabroad

Meet our 2024 Future Nobel Laureate Scholar Alisha Dahal!    Alisha is a public health professional from Nepal. She also serves as the Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Officer at YUWA, a youth-led and youth-run organization overseeing the Right Here Right Now2 (RHRN2) project, which advocates for the sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) of young people. Her work is driven by a passion for ensuring that young people have access to comprehensive sexuality education and the necessary resources to make informed decisions about their health.   During her time in the program, she will be focusing on leveraging and amplifying the Birth Nutrition platform, a project aimed at supporting young mothers and improving nutritional outcomes for both mothers and their children. Congratulations, Alisha!    #EFStudyAbroad #ef #fnls2024 #globaleducation 

We are excited to attend The PIE Live North America in Boston this year! Visit us at Stand 13 and learn more about our EF Hubs, our Foundations semester programs, and more. See you there! #EFStudyAbroad #ef #PIELIVE24